Studying doesn't come super easy for two of our four family members so I'm very involved in helping with study aids for heavier subjects that include a lot of information. It's such a balance in trying to help and give direction but not be a crutch. So I'm always looking for fun and creative ways to study material with one of my kids. I thought I'd share a few of them here and ... Read More »
Family
A great view on SmartPhones and Kids by Craig Gross
(I'm on a mass email list from Craig Gross and his ministry and received this email today. I copied and pasted since there is no blog post to the same information. All Craig's social media contact information is in this post so you can decide to follow him if you want. He's been helpful in guiding our family in some of our decisions and I think you might ... Read More »
How we’re handling The Shack and Beauty & The Beast as a family.
Hi friends - this post is to share where we're coming from on two movies Christians are talking about right now. We might land in different places on one or both of the topics and it's okay to do that. It's the beauty of respect within community. I read the Shack when it first came out but have not seen the movie. I've watched a few interviews with the author to better ... Read More »
The back story of my Family Dollar car incident
So we got ourselves a brand spankin' new Family Dollar in town. And the kids and I went the first day they opened and were so excited to drop in. BUT we couldn't find a parking space so we had to circle around and leave. Well there was a car in front of us and she was waiting to pull out. So we just waited behind her. With all the time we had I decided to roll down my window, ... Read More »
Christmas Happenings 2016
Christmas in pictures and a few words..... Chess, movies, chilling, special dinner at home, opening stockings were all part of Christmas Eve at home in NC. Christmas morning we read the account of Jesus's birth and tried real hard to remember that it's not about the presents and gifts but about our King Jesus being born into this world to rescue us from ourselves. And we ... Read More »
3 Back2School Tools that Make a HUGE Difference
So school is here and you're either crying, shouting Hallelujah or just chill about the whole deal. I'm somewhere between crying and chilling. During the preschool days I was getting all pentecostal and shouting Whoop-dee-doo all the way to school but now as the kids are getting older I view it differently. I see that the days are going by fast and long for more time with ... Read More »
Front Porch Tales
Summer nights are the best. They land us on the front porch eating dessert and telling stories. Just the other night we somehow found ourselves in the middle of a conversation that began with, "Things to never tell the future boyfriend/girlfriend when you bring them over." We covered all kinds of hilarity - like the time one of them escaped from their bath and just randomly ... Read More »
Ministry hurts
I'm heavy hearted with the conversations I've had with ministry families whose families are falling apart. Families who on the outside seem like everything is wonderful and fine. But on the inside they are crumbling. Ministry can suck the life out of an individual and it can wipe out a family all while satan sits back with arms crossed shaking his head in accomplished ... Read More »